Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelatess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prelat-ess
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female prelate.

Archaic

noun

The wife of a prelate.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"rheumatic old prelatess, with all her young Corinthian laity"

Etymology

From prelate + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prelate

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

prelatesses (plural)

Questions

What does prelatess mean?: A female prelate.
Where does prelatess come from?: From prelate + -ess.

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